U Rochester Water Brigade January 2013 Honduras


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jan 6, 2013 12:00 AM
End Date: Jan 12, 2013 12:00 AM

Water Brigade volunteers will spend 7 days in Honduras implementing a water system to prevent water related illnesses in a community with limited access to a sufficient quantity and quality of clean water. Volunteers receive a comprehensive introduction to the water issues by seeing the community’s current water situation first hand, and meeting and discussing the issues with community members and leaders. With a holistic understanding of the community’s challenges and the Water Brigades’ solution, volunteers work side-by-side with community members to construct the new water system. Volunteers may work on a piping system, water storage unit, small dam, water treatment unit or another infrastructural project. Additionally volunteers partner with the community’s Basic Sanitation Committee and provide education and training to proliferate knowledge about proper water use, and proper sanitation and hygiene practices. With a sufficient quantity of properly treated water and proper sanitation and hygiene practices, community members can cut off the connection between water and illness and ultimately live healthier and more productive lives.

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$23,345.49

of $40,000.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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13

of 20

volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal


Aaron Rusheen

Passionate about: Water

Abigail Zabrodsky

Passionate about: Travel, Water, Running, Health, Engineering

Amanda Connell

Passionate about: People, traveling, athletics and running, nature, my family

Amanda Lardizabal

Passionate about: The environment, water quality, water sanitation, health, the developing world, athletics, and family

Bridget Burghardt

Passionate about: Water sustainability, international and economic development, traveling, family and friends!
Activity details were updated 2080 days ago
Judith Fell donated $0 4399 days ago
Anonymous donated $100 4477 days ago
Lindsay Shor donated $103 4484 days ago
Aaron Rusheen donated $61 4485 days ago

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